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‘Artemis Fowl’ Casts Ferdia Shaw In Title Role, Judi Dench & Josh Gad Round Out Kenneth Branagh’s Cast It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally getting anArtemis Fowlmovie. Nearly a decade after theHarry Potter-inspired children’s fantasy phenomenon breathed its last fiery breath, and on the tail end of the fading YA dystopian craze,Artemis Fowlis coming. And it has a pretty impressive cast and crew.Kenneth Branaghwill be taking the helm of the Disney adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s children’s book series, which follows the manipulative child genius Artemis Fowl as he kidnaps an elf to ransom her for a fortune....

Eternals Blooper Reel Features Marvel’s Newest Superheroes Just Goofing Off Being a superhero is tough work, and that goes double for those specially-chosen beings who were created to live unnaturally long lifespans and burdened with fending off the sinister Deviants from planet to planet. Sometimes, you just want to relax, take a load off, and … dance? That’s apparently the theme of the day, if this newly-released blooper reel is anything to go by....

Second Wave Announcement For Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2021 Including Virtual Titles Popcorn Frights revealed the second-wave line-up for their 2021 film festival. This time, the slate is focused on their virtual programming and features a hefty amount of premieres, shorts, and an exciting virtual reality line-up. Spooky season starts early this year with Florida’s upcoming genre film festival, Popcorn Frights. The Seventh AnnualPopcorn Frights Film Festivalwill be a hybrid experience with both in-theater and virtual film offerings fromAugust12-19, 2021....

TIFF Movie Review: George A. Romero’s Diary Of The Dead George A Romero’sDiary of the Deadis a concept with out substance, an idea without a clue. Romero, who is largely responsible for the zombie film genre, has decided to return to a low budget no star concept. Diary follows a group of film school students (and their professor) as they go on the run after the great zombie outbreak interrupts a late night shoot on a mummy short film....

Tracy Morgan Reveals Details About His ‘Coming 2 America’ Character Coming 2 Americahas a stacked cast of comedians that will all likely be vying for screen time with starEddie Murphyin the long-awaited sequel to the 1988 comedy classic. ButTracy Morganmay sneak in with a fair amount, because he’s family — or at least, he’s playing family to the long-lost son of Murphy’s Prince Akeem. Morgan revealed more details about hisComing 2 Americarole as Reem, the uncle of Prince Akeem’s long-lost son via one-night stand....

‘Spring Breakers’ Red-Band Trailer #2: Twisting The American Dream The four bikini-clad, gun-toting hotties at the center ofHarmony Korine’sSpring Breakershave drawn quite a bit of attention, by virtue of the fact that they’re, well, four bikini-clad, gun-toting hotties. (And two of them former Disney gals, no less.) But based on festival reviews, it may beJames Francoas Alien you really want to keep an eye on. Franco’s performance is so strong, distributor A24reportedlyeven considered giving the film an Oscar-qualifying December release to allow Franco a shot at the big prize....

DC Film And TV Soundtracks Getting Mondo Vinyl Releases This Year Mondois kicking off 2021 the only way they know how: by honoring the only superhero movie that features an octopus playing the drums. The company has announced that it will be celebrating the heroes of the DC Universe throughout 2021 with “the premiere vinyl pressings” of soundtracks to multiple DC films and TV shows, beginning withRupert Gregson-Williams' score forJames Wan’sAquaman....

Guillermo Del Toro Loves ‘The Irishman’ And He Wrote A Whole Tweetstorm About It Guillermo del Toroisn’t just a great filmmaker, he’s also a master of studying the craft. The man knows movies, and anyone who has ever listened to one of his commentary tracks can tell you he has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of films and filmmaking. So it’s always a treat when del Toro jumps on Twitter and goes off on a tangent about a particular movie....

‘The Big Bang’ Trailer: Antonio Banderas Is Ensnared In Colorful Noir I don’t know what to make of the trailer forThe Big Bang. The way this thing is cut, it looks like a weird blend of neo noir, Frank Miller and early Guy Ritchie. Is that good, or bad? I really don’t know. What I do know is thatSam ElliottandWilliam Fichtnerhave supporting roles, and I’ll watch them in almost anything. Check out the trailer after the break....

‘The Iceman’ Trailer: Michael Shannon Kills A Lot Of People Michael Shannonis second to none when it comes to channeling intensity, but as the lead ofAriel Vromen’sThe Icemanhe could be more frightening than ever. Shannon stars as real-life mob hitman Richard Kuklinski, whose touching devotion to his family masks a knack for cold-blooded killing. (Though he maintains a soft spot for women and children in both lives.) The brutally effective Kuklinski is believed to have murdered over a hundred people before his four-decade career ended in 1986....

First Poster And Details For Luc Besson’s Adele Blanc-Sec A little bit Indiana Jones, a little bit Tintin and a little bit Hellboy – and Euroapcorp, should you wish, you can have that tagline for your poster. Luc Bessonis moving fast on his new filmLes Aventures Extrodinaire d’Adele Blanc-Sec(The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, but likely to be justAdele Blanc-Secwhen it crosses the Atlantic). From the various bits and pieces of info I can gather, Besson started shooting in Mid August and is now heading into post production for release in France on April 14 next year....

Rumor: Gus Van Sant Replacing Shane Black On ‘Death Note’ Some time ago, we got word thatShane Blackwould be directingan English-language adaptation of the Japanese mangaDeath Note. Since then, though, we haven’t heard much about the project at all. So we were disappointed but not terribly surprised to hear that he’s no longer set to helm. Instead, according to a new report,Gus Van Santwill be taking over the reins. Seems like an interesting combination, if nothing else....

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Nemesis, Secret Service, Thor: The Dark World, Kick-Ass 2, Batman HasJoe Carnahanbegun the script forNemesis? What didMark Hamillhave to say about being part ofMark Millar’sSecret Service? How doesNatalie Portmanlook on the set ofThor: The Dark World? Which UFC star appears inKick-Ass 2? Where can you see a prototype toy fromMan of Steel? IsBryan Singerresearching forX-Men: Days of Future Past? How can you unlock aMan of Steelexclusive and whichBattlestar Galacticastar is in the movie?...